Technology
Who Tests If Heat-Proof Clothing Actually Works? These...
These mannequins undergo daily torture at the hands of textile scientists, but their suffering means we humans can have future-proofed...
The City of Tomorrow Will Run on Your Toilet Water
Researchers are finding better ways to extract drinking water, compost, and even energy from wastewater. It’s not gross. It’s science.
A Celebrated Cryptography-Breaking Algorithm Just Got an...
Two researchers have improved a well-known technique for lattice basis reduction, opening up new avenues for practical experiments...
Countries Are Building Giant ‘Sand Motors’ to Protect Their...
As sea levels rise, engineers are using massive Dutch-inspired sand sculptures to protect shorefront settlements.
Did Climate Change Help This Skier Achieve the Impossible?
A slalom skier just achieved a remarkable result in the Alpine Ski World Cup—coming from last place to win. As mountains get warmer...
NASA’s New PACE Observatory Searches for Clues to Humanity’s...
They may be tiny, but phytoplankton and aerosols power pivotal Earth systems. Scientists are about to learn a whole lot more about...
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This Small Wearable Device Reduces Parkinson’s Symptoms
People with Parkinson’s have fewer tremors when they receive rhythmic physical stimulation—so a UK startup has created a coin-sized...
NASA Engineers Are Racing to Fix Voyager 1
A computer glitch has put the future of humanity’s farthest-flung space probe in doubt.
These States Are Basically Begging You to Get a Heat Pump
You need a heat pump, ASAP. Now nine states are teaming up to accelerate the adoption of this climate superhero.
A Study at the Center of the Abortion Pill Battle Was Just...
A scientific publisher found serious flaws in a paper that links the medication mifepristone to more emergency room visits.
